Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1887-11-04
TERRITORIAL NEWS.

Inc Holly water system VIII prODa
bly, be introduced in Sprague.
One apple tree in the Walla Walla
valley this season bore 1000 pounds OF
fine fruit.
A dry-dock company has been formed
in Seattle with. a capital stock OF
$50, 600, nearlys1nei which has been
subscribed.
7. w. Follice, well known farmer
living near Garfield, raised 1000
bushels Of wheat this year, by weight
on 200 acres of land.
An exchange is informed that the
wheel of fortune which was run on the
fair grounds at Spokane made 81 ,oOO
as net stealings in one day.
Florence Molinelli, the talented
young tragedienne, of Tacoma, is pre-
pairing to make professional tour
throughout Washington Territory.
Kittitas valley has produced round
million bushels of wheat this year,
and has wheat land enough unoccu-
pied to more than double the million.
Palouse Gazette: Here it is almost
the 1st of November and there are
thousands of bushels of grain yet to
thresh, and hundreds of acres yet un-
cut.
The strife over the name of Mt.
Rainier, which Tacoma and Seattle
want to adorn with their respective
names, is about to be compromised
with Mt. Seatcoma"
The Washington Farmer says that
the tunnel workmen consume 400
pounds of onions per week, two and
half crates of cabbage, 300 pounds
carrots and 500 pounds beets per
week.
1t is reported that the Crystal Coal
Mine near Sterling, Whatcom county,
has been sold to Portland parties, who
have ascertained that it is superior to
the best Cumberland for forging pur-
poses.
Yakima is to have three new iron
truss bridges, one over the Natchez,
and two over the Yakima river. The
Pacific bridge. company has been
awarded the contract for the work, ut
$4,000.
The Port Townsend foundry has re-
ceived an order for castings from Los
Angeles, California. This seems to
look well for Port Townsend indus
try to have orders come in from a dis
tance OF 800 miles.
Friday Harbor, the county seat of
San Juan county, is thriving little
village with hotel, two stores, two
saloons, blacksmith shop, fish can
merry, and oil mandatory, besides a
number of private dwellings.
A new postoffice, called Glendale,
has been established on the north
fork of the Stilaguamish, about eight
miles from the forks, in a fourishing
! settlement. There is great rush of
newcomers to this part of the coun-
try.
The deer on the lower Sound islands
are said to be good deal of pest,
farmers being compelled to build sub
stantial picket fences to guard their
crops against them. The little quail,
also, has become quite q nuisance.
Orcas is alive with them.
Gov. Semple in his report to the
Secretary Of the Interior, gives the
property valuation of Washington
Territory at $50, ,6S3, 500, an increase of
| $780, 900 over last year. OF the Co.,
600 children of school age the average
attendance is about $4,000.
Some of the prisoners in the county
Jail at Walla Walla went on strike
last week. They refused TO work the
streets with shackels on, but few
days of bread and water diet brought
change OF heart with them and they
are now good and faithful servants.
The steamer Eliza anderson is ly-
ing at the dock at Seattle, her ma
chinery being worn out. Negotiations
were begun with the Canadian Pacific
to buy the engines of the Enterprise,
but the price asked was considered too
high when added to the import duty
from Victoria.
The Walla Walla Statesman says
that farmer living near Moscow
threshed eight b measured acres of
wheat that yielded 704 bushels per
acre. What do the farmers of Ohio,
Indiana and Illinois think of this pro-
duct? The northwest is famous for its
wheat production.
Kitsap county Pioneer: Oscar Le-
France returned last Monday from 4
two months prospecting trip in the
Satsop country and the foothills. He
reports second Pennsylvania as re-
CARDS coal, and that magnetic iron ore
is abundant; also that timber of inn
mense size is plentiful.
The engagement in marriage OF
Miss Anna Chase, daughter of Hon.
H. NJ. Chase of Walla Walla, to Lieut..
David L. Brainerd, of Fort Walla
Walla has been announced. The mar